The incumbent ScreenWest chief executive has been reappointed to the position for a further five years
ScreenWest's heavy investment in local screen productions is paying dividends with three Western Australian projects set to air on Sunday prime time slots on the ABC.
ScreenWest and National Indigenous Television's (NITV) joint Factual Television Initiative is reaching fruition, with three documentaries from three Indigenous filmmakers to commence filming throughout Western Australia this month.
The Vue Group and ZAC Films, two locally owned and operated Western Australian production companies, have landed multi slate deal agreements with Chinese based, Shanghai Hippo Animation Design Company (Hippo).
The initiative is a year-long $100,000 program to assist early-career Western Australian producers to build a competitive project slate and further their professional experience.
The Feature Navigator program offers tailored support, connecting recipients with producers and the national marketplace.
While local films were quiet at the box office last year, Aussie TV drama boomed. Jackie Keast catches up with industry leaders to reflect on 2016 and canvass the challenges of the year ahead.
The head of Western Australia’s Screenwest, Ian Booth, will depart the agency at the end of the year.